Fiduciary Rule

It behooves advisers to be ahead of the pack in embracing the idea.

There is a shift from selling impersonal financial products to delivering personalized, outcome-based solutions at scale.

Commission-based investors want to keep their accounts, regardless of the fiduciary rule.

Postponement serves no purpose, because honest consideration will not change the regulation.

Big firms are asking for more time, while investors and even some advisers are asking the Labor Department to keep the rule intact.

A higher standard of client care can still be enforced in the marketplace, fiduciary supporters say.

As a channel, we must get better at attracting and retaining HNW assets.

With an eye toward potential repeal, Alexander Acosta told senators that he will abide by President Trump's executive memorandum and review the rule's impact.

Branch traffic is down, but the typical middle-market branch customer is not the best prospect for advisers anyway.